Israel on Seven Lights https://sevenlights.org/tags/israel/ Recent content in Israel on Seven Lights Hugo en-us Sun, 08 Nov 2026 10:15:00 -0500 Herzog to decide Sunday who will try to form Israel's government https://sevenlights.org/2026/11/08/herzog-eisenkot-government-formation-decision/ Sun, 08 Nov 2026 10:15:00 -0500 https://sevenlights.org/2026/11/08/herzog-eisenkot-government-formation-decision/ Israeli President Isaac Herzog will announce Sunday whether Gadi Eisenkot or Benjamin Netanyahu receives the first mandate to form a government, after 67 lawmakers were recommended for Eisenkot and 46 for Netanyahu. Israel's president names Eisenkot to try to form a government https://sevenlights.org/2026/11/07/eisenkot-mandate-form-israeli-government/ Sat, 07 Nov 2026 16:30:00 -0500 https://sevenlights.org/2026/11/07/eisenkot-mandate-form-israeli-government/ President Isaac Herzog chose former military chief Gadi Eisenkot on Saturday to attempt to form a government after the October 27 election left neither Eisenkot nor Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a path to a majority. Trump says US will end military aid to Israel by the end of the year https://sevenlights.org/2026/11/04/trump-us-end-military-aid-israel/ Wed, 04 Nov 2026 05:30:00 -0500 https://sevenlights.org/2026/11/04/trump-us-end-military-aid-israel/ Speaking on Fox & Friends as midterms voting began, Mr Trump said the 10-year security aid deal, worth about $3.8 billion a year, would be cut off at the end of the year because Israel “no longer needs it”. No Camp Wins Majority as Israel's Vote Count Grinds On https://sevenlights.org/2026/10/28/israel-election-vote-count-deadlock/ Wed, 28 Oct 2026 04:45:00 -0400 https://sevenlights.org/2026/10/28/israel-election-vote-count-deadlock/ Partial results in Israel’s election left Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s camp and the opposition of Gadi Eisenkot short of a 61-seat majority, with the count continuing and Arab parties holding the balance. Israel Votes in Election Seen as Referendum on Netanyahu https://sevenlights.org/2026/10/27/israel-polls-open-consequential-election/ Tue, 27 Oct 2026 04:32:00 -0400 https://sevenlights.org/2026/10/27/israel-polls-open-consequential-election/ Israeli voters went to the polls Tuesday in the first general election since the Hamas-led attacks of October 2023, a vote widely cast as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership and the war in Gaza. Israel to Close All West Bank Land Crossings on Election Day https://sevenlights.org/2026/10/25/israel-west-bank-crossings-election-day-closure/ Sun, 25 Oct 2026 07:28:00 -0400 https://sevenlights.org/2026/10/25/israel-west-bank-crossings-election-day-closure/ Israel said it would close all West Bank land crossings and bar Palestinian workers from settlements during Tuesday’s parliamentary election, as a military operation in Hebron displaced about 2,000 residents after the killing of two Israeli soldiers. How Arab parties could hold critical balance of power in Israeli election https://sevenlights.org/2026/10/22/arab-parties-balance-of-power-israeli-election/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:20:00 -0400 https://sevenlights.org/2026/10/22/arab-parties-balance-of-power-israeli-election/ Arab parties could hold the balance of power in Israel’s election amid a push to raise turnout among Arab Israelis, the BBC reported. New York Congressional Candidate Brad Lander Released After Israeli Military Detention in the West Bank https://sevenlights.org/2026/10/21/brad-lander-released-israeli-detention-west-bank/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:19:00 -0400 https://sevenlights.org/2026/10/21/brad-lander-released-israeli-detention-west-bank/ Brad Lander, a Democratic candidate for Congress in New York, said Israeli forces detained him while he helped Palestinian farmers harvest olives, in what two Israeli lawyers told NPR was the largest mass detention of activists in the West Bank in at least a decade.